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Mr. Jean-Martin Folz has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Jeumont-Schneider since 1984. Mr. Folz joined Péchiney in 1987 as its Chief Executive Officer. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of Eridania Béghin-Say from 1991 to 1995. He served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Automobile Peugeot SA. From 1972 to 1978, he employed in French Government Cabinet Positions including served as Secretary of State for Industry since 1978. He served ... as a Plant Manager of Rhône-Poulenc. He joined PSA Peugeot Citroën in 1995 and served as its Chief Executive Officer from October 1997 to February 2007. He serves as the Chairman of Automobiles Peugeot and Automobiles Citroën. He served as the Non-Executive Chairman of Eutelsat Communications Société Anonyme from November 8, 2011 to September 16, 2013. He served as the Chairman of Management Board at Peugeot SA until November 2006 and served as its Member of Managing Board since September 30, 1997. He served as the Chairman of AFEP (The French Association of private companies) from 2007 to 2010. He served as a Vice Chairman of Carrefour SA until March 3, 2011 and served as its Director from July 28, 2008 to March 3, 2011. He served as the Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Carrefour SA since May 2008 and served as its Member of the Supervisory Board since March 2007. He has been an Independent Director at AXA Group since April 29, 2010 and Compagnie de Saint-Gobain since March 2001. He serves as a Director of Banque PSA Finance, Alstom Deutschland AG, Solvay America, Inc., and Peugeot Citroën Automobiles. He served as an Independent Non Executive Director at Solvay SA since 2002. He has been an Independent Director at Societe Generale Group since February 19, 2007. He has been an Independent Director of Alstom SA since June 26, 2007, and serves as its Lead Independent Director. He served as a Independent Member of the Supervisory Board at AXA Group since May 14, 2007. He served as a Director of Faurecia S.A., since June 1, 1999. Mr. Folz is a Graduate of France's Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole des Mines and holds a Degree in Engineering. He is a Mining Engineer.

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